Well, Flareon in Gen 1... by
Iximaz
on 2015-06-30 20:30:00 UTC
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Wasn't exactly the best. It was primarily a physical-based attacker, even though in Gen 1-3, Fire was a Special type. Couple that with a horrible movepool and a jerk trainer... yep. Cuteness doesn't win battles. even though it totally should
If I can field this one? by
Scapegrace
on 2015-06-30 20:27:00 UTC
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Who'd be mean to Gabrielle? Competitive players, basically.
Flareon is, in terms of competitive play? Preeeeeeeeetty much garbage. Indeed, it is valued less than Garbodor, who is quite litterally (hahaha) a pile of discarded refuse. Flareon's cute an' all, but it doesn't have the bulk (or typing) necessary to use Guts effectively and Flash Fire's completely useless on a physical attacker. Flareon is classified as PU-tier on Showdown, which is the tier below Never Used. They're rubbish.
So a new competitive player in need of a Fire-type winds up with a Flareon... and chucks it in the box to rot as soon as they get something better, which is basically anything.
And that's how you get Gabrielle's horrifying self-esteem issues.